Tennessee Supreme Court

TN Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee to address graduates

March 6, 2023 12:42 pm

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee will serve as the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Spring 2023 commencement speaker. Lee, a 1978 graduate of the College of Law, has spent 45 years as a lawyer and jurist.

Legal Clinic Director to serve on Tennessee Supreme Court commission

December 16, 2019 11:33 am

The Tennessee Supreme Court has appointed University of Tennessee College of Law Professor Joy Radice to serve on the Access to Justice Commission. Radice is one of three new members who will join the commission beginning April 1.

Supreme Court ruling opens door for LLM students in Tennessee

February 8, 2018 3:22 pm

A ruling from the Tennessee Supreme Court this month has opened the door for the University of Tennessee College of Law to better educate and prepare foreign-educated lawyers who seek to practice law in the United States.

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee kicks off Help4TNDay at UT Law

March 22, 2017 5:45 pm

The Tennessee Supreme Court’s five justices spread out across the state on Tuesday to kick off #HELP4TNDay as part of the court’s Access to Justice Initiative. Justice Sharon Lee, a graduate of UT Law, spoke in Knoxville at the College of Law.

In the news: White discusses politicization of judiciary with The Tennessean

July 29, 2015 9:07 am

Penny White, a UT Law professor and former Tennessee Supreme Court justice, argued for “the judiciary being an independent, nonpolitical branch of government” in a recent article by The Tennessean in Nashville.

Former state Supreme Court justice White to lead UT Law clinics

July 2, 2015 10:26 am

Penny White, a former Tennessee Supreme Court justice and currently a professor of law at the University of Tennessee College of Law, was recently named the college’s interim director of clinical programs.